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An Institutional Framework for Comparing Emerging Market Currency Boards

Gilson, Marie-Thérèse Camilleri - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2004

Argentina (until 2001), Eastern Europe, and Asia. An index of precommitment is derived from an analysis of legislative …

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Two Approaches to Resolving Nonperforming Assets During Financial Crises

Woo, D. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2000

The unprecedented rise in nonperforming assets during the recent Asian financial crisis severely tested the limit and capacity of the existing asset management infrastructure, leading policymakers to consider new approaches to resolve them. This paper examines two such approaches—the creation...

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The Interest Rate-Exchange Rate Nexus in the Asian Crisis Countries

Ghosh, Atish R.; Basurto, Gabriela - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2000

Sharp exchange rate depreciations in the East Asian crisis countries (Indonesia, Korea, and Thailand) raised doubts about the efficacy of increasing interest rates to defend the currency. Using a standard monetary model of exchange rate determination, this paper shows that tighter monetary...

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Mitigating the Social Costs of the Economic Crisis and the Reform Programs in Asia

Bogetic, Željko; Gupta, Sanjeev; McDonald, Calvin A.; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 1998

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Gender, quality of life, and growth in Asia 1070 to 1990

Seguino, Stephanie - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2002

This paper examines the gender distribution of the benefits of economic growth in several Asian economies from 1970-90. Using Borda rank ordering, we compare the progress made in these countries towards closing the gender gap in well-being. In addition to commonly-used indicators, trends in the...

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Meta-analysis of nature conservation values in Asia & Oceania: Data heterogeneity and benefit transfer issues

Tuan, Tran Hu; Lindhjem, Henrik - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008

We conduct a meta-analysis (MA) of around 100 studies valuing nature conservation in Asia and Oceania. Dividing our …

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Preferential trade agreements and agricultural trade liberalization in Asia and the Pacific

Mikic, Mia - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007

The paper addresses preferential trade agreements in Asia and the Pacific with the objective of identifying their … characteristics which can be useful in assessing the effects of their implementation. The paper relies mostly on the Asia … important aspects of preferential trade in Asia and the Pacific: (a) the rapid proliferation of preferential trade and revealed …

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Asian Energy and Environmental Policy: Promoting Growth While Preserving the Environment

Zhang, ZhongXiang - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008

Asia has truly experienced spectacular economic growth over the past 15 years. However, this economic progress has come … fact that one-fifth of the population in Asia still lives on less than US$ 1 per day (PPP-adjusted), the region is already … international levels to deal with growing concerns about the environmental challenges in Asia in order to help to put the region on …

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Direct and Indirect Determinants of Obesity: The Case of Indonesia

Romling, Cornelia; Qaim, Matin - Institut für Agrarökonomie, Georg-August-Universität … - 2011

Overweight and obesity are becoming serious issues in many developing countries. Since undernutrition is not completely eradicated yet, these countries face a dual burden that obstructs economic development. We analyze the nutrition transition in Indonesia using longitudinal data from the...

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Impact Evaluation of Traditional Basmati Rice Cultivation in Uttarakhand State of Northern India: What Implications Does It Hold for Geographical Indications?

Jena, Pradyot R.; Grote, Ulrike - In: World Development 40 (2012) 9, pp. 1895-1907

This paper contributes to the impact evaluation of GIs by carrying out a case study of Basmati rice in India. Although Basmati rice is not yet an official GI, its long standing reputation for quality and GI-like protection by major importing countries except the United States (US) has rendered...

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